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Meanings of coward in English

Portuguese
noel coward

English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

noel coward

A person who lacks courage.

Lacking courage.

Usage of coward in English
1
Cigarette was never yet ungrateful; it is the sin of the coward.
Under Two Flags
2
It is better that way, though it may be the coward's way.
Empire in black and gold
3
He was no traitor; he was no coward; he was no liar.
The Helmet of Navarre
4
Education subdues or obliterates the best of fighting in the coward only.
Half a Rogue
5
Too much bravery in man makes a bully; not enough a coward.
The Golden Censer / Or, the duties of to-day, the hopes of the f...
6
I remember-the woman who called me a coward over at the livery-stable.
Wild Bill's Last Trail
7
The coward caught the spark of red that flashed from his soul.
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
8
However, he was no coward; the feeling passed away almost at once.
The Blind Spot
9
Uncle, you speak truth; I have committed the act of a coward.
Old Indian Days
10
He is coward enough to call in the bishop to cure all.
Feats on the Fiord / The third book in "The Playfellow"
11
I'll smash the fellow in the face that calls me a coward.
Americans All / Stories of American Life of To-Day
12
They said he was a coward; they had known it all along.
Trail's End
13
I will not be a traitor; I will not be a coward.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 04
14
And we always thought she was the one coward of the bunch.
The Grizzly King: A Romance of the Wild
15
Monsieur, I am a coward in many ways, but not in this.
Montlivet
16
I've just discovered that Death is the rottenest coward in the world.
West Wind Drift
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